The facts are as stark as they are oppressive: There are almost 3 billion young people on Earth today, and more than 14 million of them will die this year.

Saving one child is a miracle.

I will do everything I can to generate support from the American people for this compromise.

I heartily thank the negotiators who have worked so long and so hard to develop this package.

I want the American people to understand how important we feel this is.

All children must be given the chance to lead happy, healthy, and productive lives.

It is not a phony smoke-and-mirrors deficit-cutting program.

We want to see you succeed.

We seek to reduce infant mortality and low-weight births, to increase child-immunization levels and improve the health of both mothers and children.

Let us strive together to make education the primary work of all children.

We will help in every way we can.

The United States supports Lebanon's independence, unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.